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W.E.B. Du Bois. W.E.B. Du Bois was born Febuary 23rd 1868, he was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. he was a sociologist, socialist, historian, and Aricanist civil rights activist. He grew up in a decently good nieghbor hood. He became the first African american to earn a Ph.D from Harvard. Once he was done with college racism hit him hard, this led to him becoming a “activist”. W.E.B. Du Bois is very known because he was Co-Founder of the NAACP, this stood for National Assotiation for the Advancement of Colored People. The other way he was very known was because of his writings, most known “ the souls of black folk”, and “magnum opus”..

Booker T. Washington. Booker T. Washington was born on April 5th 1856. Booker T. Washington was a Educator and a Author. Booker is very important due to the fact he made the Tuskgee Institute, this isnt the only thing he as done but it is one of the most important acts he has done. He was agressive with his approach on the Civil Rghts Movement. W.E.B. Du Bois critized him on the way he viewed the Movement, due to his agressive style, Booker T. also made a lot of famous books in his years..

Ella Baker. Ella baker was a African American civil rights activist. Baker was born december 13th, 1903 in Norfolk, VA. Ella Baker worked with the NAACP in 1940, she also worked with the SCLC or the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. She worked with W.E.B. Du Bois in New York, she is the reason we have a SNCC, the SNCC is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitee..

Rosa Parks. Rosa parks was a Civil Rigts Activist, who was born in Alabama on febuary 4th, 1913. Rosa parks is very well known because of the bus incident that causes a LOT of problems. The bus incident caused the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the reason the whole boycott started was because a young Rosa Parks wouldnt give up her seat to a white man. Rosa Parks is one of the biggest influencers in the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks was also honored by the United States Congress, with “ the First Lady of Civil Rights “. Rosa was also nicknamed “ The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement”..

Randolph, A. Philips. •Randolph, A. Philips who martin Luther king called “truly the Dean of negro leaders”. He founded the brother hood of sleeping car porters and the NALC. He was the youngest son of a poor preacher who was very committed to racial politics. in 1941 Randolph threated to march on Washington DC if the government did not address racial discrimination in the defense industry. In 1959 Randolph devoted his life to both racial and economic equality he sadly passed away on may 16th 1979 at the age of 90.

Fannie Lou Hamer. Fannie Lou Hamer, born in Ruleville, Mississippi on october 6th 1917, was a leader in the Mississippi Democratic party. Fannie Lou hamer didnt pass her literacy test first try but her dedication caused her to end up voting even though she was turned down the first attempt. Fannie Lou Hamer had a very powerful speech or testimony about the voting issues on African Americans, this speech let everyone know how unfair voting was and how powerlessness the African Americans were compared to the Whites in the south..

Malcolm X. Malcolm X, born on may 19th was a spokesman for the nation of Islam, then around 1964 he was more involved with the black community for the promotion of Islam and his nation. Malcolm X was a American Muslim, who believed that black people should defend them selves in anyway and believed in the violent approach of the Civil Rights Movement. This style of going at the Civil Rights movement put him and martin luther king at opposite ends..

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr was born on January 15, 1929 he attended a segregated public high school. Martin Luther King Jr graduated from his high school at 15. He then Got a B.A degree from Morehouse College in 1948 both his father and grandfather graduated here. Martin Luther King Jr i one of, if not the biggest influence on the Civil rights movement. Martin is mostly known from his very famous “i have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated april 4th 1968. Martin was also a Political Philosopher..

•Evers began his journey as a civil rights activist when him and 5 of his friends were turned away from a election by gunpoint he just returned from a battle during ww2. ever started a boycott against gas stations that stopped black people from using the restroom and gave out stickers that had the slogan “don’t buy gas where u can't use the restroom”. Ever dedicated his life towards desegregation after Mississippi law rejected him cause of the color of his skin. Ever was getting death threats by white supremacists they tried multiple times to kill him and eventually succeeded on June 12th 1963..

Emmett Till. Emmett Till was born july 25th 1941, in Chicago, Emmett Till was only 14 years of age when he was murdered by a white husband after Emmett and his cousins “teased” the store clerk who was white, he was murdered by this womans husband and his half brother. Emmett Tills murder led to a huge boost in nationwide attention to the Racial Violence around the states in the US. The fact Emmett Till was a kid made it stand out even more and showed how horrible the inequality was back then. The outcome of the trial made it way worse as the husband (Roy Bryant) and half brother (J.W William) were never even put in jail..

John Lewis. John Lewis was a member of the Democratic Party who served in the House of Representatives 17 times. John Lewis was a founding member of the SNCC or the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. John lewis an organizer of the March on Washington which soon got a new name known as “Bloody Sunday” due to the brutal beatings from police during the march. John lewis did survive these brutal attacks/beatings but did die after battling cancer for six months, John died at the age of 80..

Ida B Wells. Ida B Wells was a prominent journalist, activist , and researcher. Ida B Wells was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Ida’s activism began in 1884 when she refused to give up a train seat, this led to a successful lawsuit on the train company. This incident is similar to the Rosa Parks incident. She was also a early leader of the Civil Rights Movement, she was also very strong on womens suffrage which she fought against..

Organizations. CORE, SCLC, SNCC, LULAC. picture 1.

CORE. Core, founded in 1942 by a group of students in Chicago. This stood for “ Congress Of Racial Equality”, this was a non violent organization for the struggle of Civil Rights..

SCLC. The SCLC or the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was a group to organize protests in the south. The SCLC was a nonviolent group as like the CORE organization. The SCLC was started in 1957, they wanted a increase in black voting rights. SCLC was very successful in protesting against segregation and discrimination.

•SNCC also known as ( the student nonviolent coordinating committee) in April 1960 the group was formed by Diane Nash Marion Barry john Lewis and James bevel they practiced peaceful and direct-action protests. They participated in several major civil rights event in the 1960s one of the earliest was the freedom rides in 1961 member rode the buses through the south to uphold to use the ruling that the supreme court put in they faced violet threats from the KKK and law enforcement many members were arrested in 1966 Stokely charmicheal was elected chairman and his approach was more militant and anti white agenda. By 1973 the SNCC no longer existed.

•Lulac also known as the ( league of united Latin American citizens) was formed in 1929 it grew of of Texas Mexican middle class and resistance towards racial discrimination. The strength of the organization was mostly in Texas there motto was “all for one and one for all” women played an important role in LULAC. They supported the deportation of undocumented workers and fought for immigrant rights they fought to desegregate the Texas state penitentiary at Huntsville.

non violent v.s violent protest conclusion. which protest helped the civil rights the best. non violent got more public view it was aired more on tv and the news for example the freedom rides sit ins and the Montgomery bus boycott. while violet protest got the point across they got less public view and went against how the civil rights movement started for example Malcom X’s protest or the black panthers organization. non violent protest more credited in getting rights for all races..

Citations. slide 1-“W.E.B. Du Bois.” NAACP, May 11, 2021. https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/web-du-bois. slide 2-“Booker t Washington.” Tuskegee University. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://www.tuskegee.edu/discover-tu/tu-presidents/booker-t-washington. slide 3-“Ella Baker.” SNCC Digital Gateway, May 7, 2018. https://snccdigital.org/people/ella-baker/. slide 4-Norwood, Arlisha. “Biography: Rosa Parks.” National Women’s History Museum. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/rosa-parks. slide 5-“Randolph, A. Philip.” The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/randolph-philip. slide-6 Michals, Edited by Debra. “Biography: Fannie Lou Hamer.” National Women’s History Museum. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/fannie-lou-hamer..

Citations 2. slide 7-“Malcolm X.” The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/malcolm-x. slide 8-“The Nobel Peace Prize 1964.” NobelPrize.org. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/biographical/. slide 9-“Medgar Evers.” NAACP, May 11, 2021. https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/medgar-evers. slide 10-“Till, Emmett Louis.” The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/till-emmett-louis. slide-11 “John Lewis (February 21, 1940 - July 17, 2020).” National Archives and Records Administration. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/individuals/john-lewis..

Citations 3. slide-11 Norwood, Arlisha R. “Biography: Ida B. Wells-Barnett.” National Women’s History Museum. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ida-b-wells-barnett. slide-12“Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).” The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/congress-racial-equality-core#:~:text=Founded%20in%201942%20by%20an,in%20America’s%20civil%20rights%20struggle. slide-13 “Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).” The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/southern-christian-leadership-conference-sclc..

citations 4. slide-14 “The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).” National Archives and Records Administration. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/black-power/sncc#:~:text=From%20that%20meeting%2C%20the%20group,or%20other%20civil%20rights%20groups. slide-15 Texas State Historical Association. “League of United Latin American Citizens.” Texas State Historical Association. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/league-of-united-latin-american-citizens. picture-1 Frishberg, Hannah. “Brooklyn’s Civil Rights Activists: The Fight for a Better Bed Stuy.” Brownstoner, February 5, 2016. https://www.brownstoner.com/history/brooklyn-civil-rights-bed-stuy-core-focus/..

citations 5. picture-2“Log into Facebook.” Facebook. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/nationalsclc/. picture-3 “April 15, 1960: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Founding.” Zinn Education Project, April 17, 2022. https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sncc/. picture 4-Lulac. “LULAC Focuses on the Future after New Members Are Named to Organization’s Leadership.” LULAC FOCUSES ON THE FUTURE AFTER NEW MEMBERS ARE NAMED TO ORGANIZATION’S LEADERSHIP, October 24, 2022. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lulac-focuses-on-the-future-after-new-members-are-named-to-organizations-leadership-301656743.html..